Author and Historian Helen Fry Discusses “Women in Intelligence”
Published December 29th, 2023
Saturday, January 13th at 2 pm on Zoom.
From the 1910s onwards, women took on an extraordinary range of roles in intelligence, defying the conventions of their time. Across both world wars, far from being a small part of covert operations, women were running escape lines, managing networks and interrogating prisoners. And, back in Bletchley and Whitehall, women’s vital administrative work in MI offices kept the British war engine running. In this major, panoramic history, Helen Fry looks at the rich and varied work women undertook as civilians and in uniform. From those who worked for Belgian network ‘La Dame Blanche’, knitting coded messages into jumpers, to those who interpreted aerial images and even ran entire sections, Fry shows just how crucial women were in the intelligence mission. Filled with hitherto unknown stories, Women in Intelligence places new research on record for the first time and showcases the inspirational contributions of these remarkable women.
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Program is made possible in partnership with Ashland Public Library and a multitude of MA Libraries. Thanks to the Friends of the Bedford Free Public Library for sponsoring this program.
Free and open to the public.